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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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