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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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