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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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