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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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