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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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