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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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