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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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