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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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