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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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