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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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