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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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