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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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