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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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