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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education