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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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