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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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