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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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