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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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