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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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