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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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