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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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