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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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