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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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