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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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