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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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