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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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