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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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