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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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