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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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