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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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