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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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