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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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