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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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