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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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