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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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