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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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