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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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