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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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