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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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