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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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