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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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