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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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