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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important 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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