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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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