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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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