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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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