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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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