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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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