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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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