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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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