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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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