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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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