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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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