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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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