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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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