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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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