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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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