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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum 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 issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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