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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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