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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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