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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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