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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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