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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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