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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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