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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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