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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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