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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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