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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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