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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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