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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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