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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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