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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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