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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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