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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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