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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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