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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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