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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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