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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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