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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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