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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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