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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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