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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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