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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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