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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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