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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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