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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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