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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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