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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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