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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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