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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand 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 issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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