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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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