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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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