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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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