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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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