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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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