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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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