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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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