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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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