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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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