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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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