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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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