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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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