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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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