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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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