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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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