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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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