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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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