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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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