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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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