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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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