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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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