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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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