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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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