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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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