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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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