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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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