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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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