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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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