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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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