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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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