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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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