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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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