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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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