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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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