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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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