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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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