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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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