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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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