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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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