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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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