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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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