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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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