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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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