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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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