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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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