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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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