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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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