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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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