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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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