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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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