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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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