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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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