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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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