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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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