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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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