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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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