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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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