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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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