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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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