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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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