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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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