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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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