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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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