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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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