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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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