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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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