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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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