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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates 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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