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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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