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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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