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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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