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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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