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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies 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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