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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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