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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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