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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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