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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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