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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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