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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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