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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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