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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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