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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.

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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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