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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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