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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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