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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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