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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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