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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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