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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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