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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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