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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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