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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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