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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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