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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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