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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key 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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