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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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