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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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