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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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