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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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