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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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