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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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