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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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