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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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