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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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