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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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