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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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