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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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