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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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