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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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