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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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