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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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