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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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