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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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