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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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