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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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