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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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