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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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