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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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