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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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