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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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