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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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