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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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