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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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