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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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