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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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