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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major 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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