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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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