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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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