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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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