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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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