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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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