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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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