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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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