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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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