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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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