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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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