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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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