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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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