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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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