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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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