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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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