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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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