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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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