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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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