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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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