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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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