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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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