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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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