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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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