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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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