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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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