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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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