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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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