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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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