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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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