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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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