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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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