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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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