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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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