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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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