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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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