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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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