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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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