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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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