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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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