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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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