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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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