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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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