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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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