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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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