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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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