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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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