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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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