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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important 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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