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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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