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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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