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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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