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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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