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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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