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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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