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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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