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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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