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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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