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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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