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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important 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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