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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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