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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently 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 elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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