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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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