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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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