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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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