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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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