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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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