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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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