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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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