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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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