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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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