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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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