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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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