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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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