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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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