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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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