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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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