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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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