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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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