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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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