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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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