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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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