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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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