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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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