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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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