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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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