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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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