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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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