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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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