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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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