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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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