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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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