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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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