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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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