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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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