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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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