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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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