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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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