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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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