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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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