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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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