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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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