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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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