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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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