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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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