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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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