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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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