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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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