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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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