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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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