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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new 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 considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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