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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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