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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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