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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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