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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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