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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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