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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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