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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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