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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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