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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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