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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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