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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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