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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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