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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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