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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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