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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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