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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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