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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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