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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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