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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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