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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important 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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