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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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