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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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