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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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