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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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