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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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