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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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