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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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