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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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