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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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