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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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