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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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