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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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