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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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