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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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