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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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