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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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