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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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