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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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