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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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