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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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