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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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