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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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