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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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