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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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