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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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