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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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