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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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