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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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