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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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