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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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