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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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