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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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