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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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