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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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