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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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