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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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