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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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