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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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