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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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