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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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