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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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