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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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