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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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