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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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