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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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