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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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