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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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