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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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