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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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