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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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