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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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