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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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