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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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