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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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