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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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