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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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