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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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