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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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