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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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