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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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