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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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