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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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