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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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