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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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