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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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