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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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