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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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