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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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