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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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