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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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