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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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