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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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