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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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