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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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