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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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