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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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