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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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