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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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