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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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