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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major 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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