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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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