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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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