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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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