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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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