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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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