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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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