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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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