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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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