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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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