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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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