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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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