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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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