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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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