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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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