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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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