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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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