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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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