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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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