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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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