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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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