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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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