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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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