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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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