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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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