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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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