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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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