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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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