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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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