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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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