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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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