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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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