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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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