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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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