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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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