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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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