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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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