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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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