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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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