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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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