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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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