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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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