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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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