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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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