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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major 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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