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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important 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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