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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education