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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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