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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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