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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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