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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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