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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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