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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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