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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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