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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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