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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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