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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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