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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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