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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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