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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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