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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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