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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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