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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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