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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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