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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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