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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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