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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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