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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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