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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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