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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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