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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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