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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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