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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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