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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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