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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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