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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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