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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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