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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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