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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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