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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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