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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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