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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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