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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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