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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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