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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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