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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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