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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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