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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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